Researchers studying 450-million-year-old fossils discovered about 50 kilometres northeast of Quebec City have identified a new species of basal medusozoan: Paleocanna tentaculum, a soft-bodied, ...

Almost a hundred new animal species that survived a mass extinction event half a billion years ago have been discovered in a small quarry in China, scientists revealed Wednesday. The treasure trove of ...

Researchers have uncovered a remarkable fossil site in a remote part of Canada's Northwest Territories, offering ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Aug 30, 2025, 01:53pm EDT Aug 30, 2025, 02:18pm EDT Dickinsonia ...

Trove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal." ...

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any animal to get preserved with exceptional detail in sandstones, which are ...

Skeleton season may be just around the corner, but the skeleton age dawned with the early Cambrian Period, about 538 million to 506 million years ago. In this time span, most major animal groups ...

How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display? What do paleontologists do? How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display in a museum? Learn the process and all the ...